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‘Tug of war’: Democrats push Trump to release New York City tunnel funds New York City

‘Tug of war’: Democrats push Trump to release New York City tunnel funds

New York has confirmed that the federal government released another $77m for new tunnels and bridges connecting the state to its neighbour New Jersey, amid a feud with United States President Donald Trump. On Tuesday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul appeared at a construction site alongside union leaders to push…
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February 18, 2026
Texas Alleges ‘Habitual Non-Compliance’ of Wastewater Rules at Dow Chemical Complex  Water Pollution

Texas Alleges ‘Habitual Non-Compliance’ of Wastewater Rules at Dow Chemical Complex 

The Texas Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit Friday afternoon against Dow Chemical Co., North America’s largest chemical manufacturer, describing hundreds of water pollution violations from its industrial complex on the rural Gulf Coast in Seadrift.  While the state’s 46-page lawsuit followed a 60-day notice of intent to sue filed…
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February 18, 2026
Wolfenstein 3 Can’t Pull Its Punches Like Youngblood Virtual Reality

Wolfenstein 3 Can’t Pull Its Punches Like Youngblood

Wolfenstein: Youngblood was one sour batch of sauerkraut. Marinated in a noxious and ill-fitting live-service-adjacent brine, this troubled spin-off (and the mediocre virtual reality title it launched alongside) left a bad taste that has lingered for almost seven years. Developer MachineGames’ adventures with another famous Nazi-killer and increasingly longer AAA…
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February 18, 2026
Senate Democrats Say Trump’s EPA Curries Corporate Favor By Weakening Air Pollution Standards Air Pollution

Senate Democrats Say Trump’s EPA Curries Corporate Favor By Weakening Air Pollution Standards

Senate Democrats have launched an investigation into the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision in January to disregard human health impacts when calculating the costs and benefits of regulating the harmful air pollutants ozone and PM2.5. Led by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., the Democrats last week sent a letter to EPA…
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February 18, 2026
Cold-Water Geysers Powered by CO2 Bubbles Could Support the Search for Life on Icy Moons Bubble

Cold-Water Geysers Powered by CO2 Bubbles Could Support the Search for Life on Icy Moons

Here on Earth, cold-water geysers may share a thing or two in common with eruptions on ocean worlds found in the outer Solar System. The search for life beyond Earth has led scientists to icy moons that are thought to harbor subsurface oceans, where plumes of carbon dioxide-rich material may…
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February 18, 2026
5,000-Year-Old Bacteria Strain Found in Ice Cave Resistant to 10 Common Antibiotics Antibiotics

5,000-Year-Old Bacteria Strain Found in Ice Cave Resistant to 10 Common Antibiotics

Bacteria are masters of survival, thriving even in the most extreme environments on Earth. A changing climate impacting these underexplored ecosystems, however, may be like opening Pandora’s box, unleashing bacteria resistant to conventional antibiotics into wider ecosystems. To better understand what genetic bacterial diversity is hidden in ice, researchers isolated…
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February 17, 2026